Chipenya Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Chipenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 217 | 1:71,144 | 10,577 |
| Zambia | 106 | 1:149,528 | 10,754 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
Chipenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chipenya (Russian: Чипеня) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chipenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 823,466th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipenya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 71,144. In Zimbabwe Chipenya is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipinya | 88 | 20 | / |
| Chiphenyo | 82 | 119 | / |
| Chipfinya | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chaipinya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chipinha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchepegna | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chaipinyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chipphinyo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chaiphinyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Choiphinyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hipinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepeña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zipenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsipinya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zephienia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tshipinyo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tchepinha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hypheenia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zephenia | 50 | 36 | / |
| Tsipinyo | 50 | 20 | / |
| Tsipinia | 50 | 18 | / |
| Tsepenyo | 50 | 3 | / |
| Zepeniah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zephinia | 50 | 0 | / |
Chipenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chipenya in the Russian language | ||
| Чипеня | cipena | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipenya
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